Original U.S. WWII US Army Air Forces B-15 Intermediate Flight Jacket - Size US 36 Russian Artwork & Posters The 488th Port Battalion was

The 488th Port Battalion was activated December 12

The top cover opens to show the deactivated bolt

Blade length is approximately 25” and overall length 34”

422 This is an incredible piece of American history and an item that doesn’t come up very often

and this one is made of zinc and is unfortunately not maker marked

Original U.S. WWII US Army Air Forces B-15 Intermediate Flight Jacket - Size US 36 Russian Artwork & Posters The 488th Port Battalion wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. The U. S. Army Air Force Type B 15 Intermediate Flight Jacket was developed from lessons learned in field use of the highly popular B 10 Flight Jacket of 1943. As early as 1942, the Materiel Division of the US Army Air Forces was seeking an alternative material to sheepskin for producing flying suits, and by October of that same year development had begun at Wright Field on the Intermediate Flying Jacket, Type B 10.